“It was a great honor to talk to Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who called to clarify the situation regarding drugs and other controversial issues. I appreciate his call and tone and look forward to meeting him in the near future. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Colombia's Minister of Foreign Affairs are currently organizing the meeting. It will take place in the White House in Washington,” Donald Trump wrote on the Truth Social website on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Polish time.
Tensions between the USA and Colombia
This information appears at a time of growing tensions between the US and Colombia in the context of the US intervention in Venezuela and the threats of Donald Trump, who on Sunday said that an operation in Colombia similar to the one in Venezuela seemed to him to be a “good idea”. The US president accused Petro of smuggling drugs into the United States, while warning that the Colombian president “will not do this for too long.”
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What topics were discussed during Trump's conversation with Petro?
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What tensions exist between the US and Colombia?
What did Gustavo Petro say in response to Trump's threats?
In response to these threats, Gustavo Petro declared that he was ready to “take up arms again for the good of the homeland.” Moreover, in an entry referring to the reports of the daily “El Universal”, which reported that a Colombian woman had died during the American operation in Venezuela, he accused the US administration of her murder.
